Detainees in Egypt Protests Being Beaten in Custody, Says Amnesty International: More than 600 Morsi supporters have been detained, with some reports from those released saying they were "blindfolded, beaten, hit with rifle butts and subjected to electric shocks."

Bellevue Police in a Standoff Right Now: "Police say the man invited his neighbor over to play chess and for some drinks. At some point, the man started acting unusual and waved a gun around. The guest ran out of the apartment and called 911."

Off the Rag: A study of New York Times front page stories shows only 19 percent of the sources they quote are women. Whoops!

The Police Are Tracking Your Car: Whether or not you're misbehaving, they probably know where you've been, reports the ACLU this week. How long are they keeping that data? In some jursidictions, forever. (So go ride your bike! Or be pulled in a pit-bull-drawn sleigh.)

"This Was a Father-Son Tradition I Hoped Would Not Need to Be Handed Down": Parents across the country, the attorney general included, are having awful conversations with their black children about the way the world works. Charles Mudede's story is in this week's paper.

Remember That Ridiculous McDonald's Budget? Brendan posted about McDonald's tips for how employees can live on their salary (spoiler: it includes getting a second job and never having a heating bill), and it's been mocked soundly across the internet. Now the Washington Post weighs in to try and defend it. They do a piss-poor job.

A Pakistani Taliban Leader Sends a Letter to Malala: Doesn't quite apologize for Taliban gunmen shooting her in the head, but does say he wished it hadn't happened.

When You've Gotta Go: Seattle cop may be busted for apparently peeing on a building while on duty, after surveillance video of the incident goes viral. Of course, it's in Pioneer Square. It was actually in North Seattle, KOMO just interviewed a bunch of Pioneer Square folks because they looooove talking about pee so much. (J/k!)

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn: It may cool your brain.

You Should Try a Goat: More Americans are eating goat meat.

Yesterday, Our Internet Went Down: We're sorry! We barely survived. Hope the live-tweeting was acceptable.